I was delighted to be invited to join the team at the Inkspirational Challenge as a Guest Designer this week. It is a photo inspiration challenge and this is the wonderful photograph that I was given:

I have taken my inspiration from the beautiful Peacock and made a card using a digi from A Day for Daisies.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers, created a mask and added some distress ink around the edges. The patterned paper is from Bearly Mine Designs and I created the striped paper by colouring a panel with the same ProMarkers that I used for the image and then stamping the stripes with distress ink.

The border is an EK Success border punch and the sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp, I added a bow made with ribbon from my stash.

Friday, 29 August 2014

Just a quick reminder about the Design Team call at Bearly Mine Designs - we are looking for 2.-3 new Design Team Members so pop over to the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenges blog to take a look at the DT requirements and benefits.

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge - we have a sketch to follow this week

The adorable stamp is from the Crafter's Companion Mulberry Wood collection, I have coloured it with ProMarkers and added a little Wink of Stella glitter to the centre of the flowers I chose this image with the two cute little cats on it to fit the theme for the current Craft Room challenge.

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

I was asked by a close family friend to make a Christening card for them, I actually made two so that they had a choice and this is the second one.

This one is quite different from the first one, the image is from a kit that I bought from Scrapbookingmad - in the kit the image is actually a pyramid decoupage but I decided to print it several times and fussy cut the image to make traditional decoupage.

I have used several spellbinders dies and computer generated the sentiment. I also decorated the inside of the card using the same papers.

As with the first card I have made a matching box with a velum wrap printed in the same pattern as the card.

I've used an adorable Happy Hopper image from Joanna Sheen's Happy Hoppers Special Day Rubber Stamp set and used ProMarkers to colour it.

The papers are from Pink Petticoat, the scalloped border was cut using a Spellbinders die and the sentiment tags are LOTV stamps. I have kept things really simple for this card just adding a twine bow.

Saturday, 23 August 2014

I have used a fabulous image from the Digi Stamp Boutique and gorgeous papers from the Bearly Mine Designs The Boys Zone collection.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and used Core'dinatins card stock. The sentiment is a Clearly Besotted stamp cut out with a Spellbinders Banner die and the Anchor is also a Spellbinders die. The button and twine are both from my stash..

Make sure you pop over and check out the Bank Holiday Sale in the Bearly Mine Designs Shop - it will run until midnight Tuesday 26th August 2014 (here in the UK), there is also a fabulous new paper collection called Halloween Fantasy..

Monday, 18 August 2014

It's time for our mid challenge reminder at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, this fortnight our theme is: Do Not Colour Image hosted by America - this doesn't mean use only black and white, it means you can have colour(s) everywhere on your project, or no colour(s) at all, just DO NOT COLOUR in/on the image itself. Just make sure you use a House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image to join in.

I have used an adorable image from Joanna Sheen's Happy Hoppers Love Bunny stamp collection, I cut out my image with a Spellbinders circle die and placed it on a scalloped circle die cut. The heart papers are from the Joanna Sheen House-Mouse Triple CD and the dotty papers are from Pink Petticoat.

I have used a Pink Petticoat sentiment cut out with a Spellbinders Banner die and I inked it whilst still in the die. The scalloped border is a Clearly Besotted die cut and the pink heart is a Sizzix die cut with 3D Crystal Lacquer added to it.

This fortnight we are sponsored by:

Simon Says Stamp is generously giving away a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of their Premium Dye Ink Pads to one very lucky player

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme for the next fortnight is Fancy Folds chosen by Dawn.

I have used an image and papers from the Ooh La La Creations Shawn Jenkins Collection CD to make a twister card. The pyramid decoupage image is called Birdhouse and I have used papers from the same collection printed directly onto the card base.

The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and the flower is a Memory Box die, I have also added some white gems from my stash.